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Finishing the breakfast, Wilfred slid down the angled portion of the roof towards the edge where he sat with feet hanging over the edge. Looking to the left and then the right Wilfred couldn't see much throughout the streets other than the regular citizens of the town going about their daily lives and a rather good looking young lady with a cart of goods to sell.

Taking his time to look around and figure out who else if anyone was after the loot Wilfred spotted another person atop the roof of a bar opposite him. Smirking he leapt from the rooftop landing on his feet on the ground.

It seemed the others who would be attacking were either in hiding or still asleep. Motioning towards the rather attractive looking lady with the cart Wilfred searched his pockets for beli, the more he had the better things he could buy.

Genzo hadn't ever thought about what Annie might've looked like under the suit, but when she did remove it, he was already in place beneath the cart and only saw how her legs suddenly became much thinner and the suit drooped down below the edge of the cart before it was snatched back up again.

Shrugging Genzo tapped the bottom of the cart.

"C'mon Annie, it's time we make our move."

Moving out into the town's long stretch of high street he could feel the heat beginning to get to him with his fingers beginning to sweat and discomfort making itself known. But he wasn't about to give in.

Looking around he could see citizens of this town already going about their days this early in the morning and spotted a couple making their way towards the cart to make some purchases. Muttering quietly beneath the cart Genzo struggled to keep himself in place. Tapping back on the bottom of the cart he was trying to hint to Annie to move and stop selling the goods. They needed to have some to sell to the one with the loot aboard.

"Hi miss, what have you got?" a voice asked Annie. Looking towards the man's feet Genzo rolled his eyes. All he could see was a set of black militant looking boots.

Little did the trio who found themselves on the high street know however was that the carriage had already begun it's journey down the high street and was already in sight by the other bandits looking to get their hands on Genzo's precious loot.

Annie heard the tapping below the cart and was about to move away only to hear a voice ask what goods she had. She turned towards the source fully intending to say that the rest of the goods were spoken for only for her voice to die on her lips as she laid eyes on the figure.

Her heart pounded as her eyes traced the scars that covered this stranger and felt a dusting of a blush heat her cheeks slightly. Annie knew art, she could name any color in the spectrum but never...never in the darkness that was her life had she thought, that the human body could become such a beautiful canvas! The scars he had Annie would come to realize everyone was a one of a kind masterpiece. The chances each would he got would heal in such a way? He was truly living breathing art!

She snapped out of this thought her shock had only lasted a second at most before she reached back into the cart and pulled out a dark red apple about the size of her fist and offered it to him.

If he were to take it and offer money in return shed refuse it with a shake of her head "No Sweetie that's a freebie" She says with a wink. She giving him a wave before she started turning the cart around and made her way back up the road seeming to be looking for delivery addresses but way making her way to where the carriage was going to pass by ready to charm the marines once close enough. All she had to do was get him close enough to it, then she could actually have some fun!

As Wilfred stood before Annie and asked what they had she seemed mesmerised by his torso. A little confused as to why due to the horrible scaring scattered over his torso, Wilfred saw that she reached into the cart and removed an apple. It was pretty large too. Grinning at the sight of it Wilfred handed over a few coins. He didn't really have much but he hoped it'd be enough. This is when Annie's voice suddenly spoke up to which she mentioned it was a freebie.

Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth Wilf slotted the coins back into his pocket happily. Still a little confused about Annie's gaze he nodded to her and took a bite from the apple very much so appreciating her kind offering to him.

"Okay, perfect. Thanks I'll take it."

Heading off into an alley near by as he chomped down on the apple Wilfred enjoyed each and every bite of it as he finished it off quickly Wilfred reached for his scalpels and begun spinning them between his fingers preparing himself for the assault on the carriage. It had made it's way a quarter way along the high street and thus far it seemed no one had made a move for it yet. Climbing to the rooftop Wilfred saw his chance. The carriage was only a few feet away from heading beneath a wire between two buildings opposite one another. He could use this wire to drop down on to the carriage.

Spotting the man on the opposite side of the rooftop once more and making eye contact with him Wilfred raised his hand giving him the finger. He didn't have much to else to say without giving away that he was in this to get the loot.

As for Genzo who hung from the bottom of the cart Annie pushed along he could see the carriage coming into view and feel his hands and limbs beginning to ache ever so slightly. Ignoring the pain to the best of his ability he gritted his teeth as best he could. The carriage begun to slow down as it closed the distance. One of the horses at the front with a soldier atop stopped firmly and reached for his rifle which was pointed at Annie.

"What is it you are after civilian?" the soldier spoke in an authoritative tone whilst the second horseman at the back did the same. Both with rifles pointed at Annie it was beginning to seem like things had gotten perhaps a little out of hand?

Feeling the cart had stopped Genzo took this to be his chance and quickly shifted his position from beneath the cart to under the carriage. Grinning as he did so he made sure to quickly make a small hand hold for himself to stop him from falling from under the carriage. Using one of his swords to quickly act as something to lie on he pinned it between two parts of the frame beneath the carriage. Now Annie could leave if she pleased, the sooner the carriage started making sounds again the better things would be.

However not all plans work out quite how people expect.

There was a loud bang heard echoing throughout the high street and blood which was seen to splattered which was sent in Annie's direction as the first horseman's body fell limp with to the ground no longer with a head. It seems the festivities had begun and someone else was already out to get their hands on the loot one way or another.

As the blood splattered over Annie she froze before slowly something happened, tears overflowed from her eyes, mixing with the blood turning them red before she let out a scream, loud and full of agony like none had ever heard. Pain shot through her brain in such powerful waves a normal person might pass out.

Hands pressed to her face she fell back falling from her seat on the cart to vanish from view into the back of the cart among the stock she had. If the other marine were to attempt to help her being the good boy scout he was, he would meet his end. The last sight he'd see would be the large bat that swung out to meet him turning his face into a crushed bloody mess. Annie would appear, fixing the bear head over her own before she jumped down from the cart, she had gotten back in her suit as quickly as she could once she had fallen out of view. THIS is why she hated being out of her suit!

Annie was mad now, she was in pain, blood covered her skin and clothes and now she had killed someone but no time to eat them she HATED wasting food! As used the carriage for cover her anger started to boil all the more as she didn't know where the attack had come from.

"What kind of idiot sends two guards with loot like this down a street with such high buildings...that's crazy even for me." She muttered to herself before she rushed towards the front of the carriage. There was no way she could get to the rooftops if she was pinned here by an unseen sniper, and she couldn't leave her partner on his own, as much of an ass he was they had made a deal..So pissed that she was Annie decided if others wanted this stuff so bad they would have to work for it! Dashing forwards she jumped into the driver's seat of the carriage and pushed the body of the guard out of the way but using his body as a meat shield in case someone tried to shoot again. Before she grabbed the reins hand with a harsh snap sent the horses racing down the road.